Climate averages 1991–2020
Kambove weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Kambove: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 14.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Likasi (20 km away). In August its highs average 28.5°C, about as warm as Kambove, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kambove ranks 43rd of 60 for the warmest August highs and joint 3rd of 60 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 60 cities is 29.7°C; Kambove is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 4.6 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kambove climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 261 | 28.1 | 12.713 h |
| February | 25.0°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 217 | 24.4 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 196 | 24.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.1°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 51 | 9.6 | 11.912 h |
| May | 26.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 2.7 | 0.6 | 11.612 h |
| June | 25.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| July | 25.5°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August, selected | 28.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 30.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 4.6 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 45 | 8.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.9°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 156 | 22.0 | 12.613 h |
| December | 25.0°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 239 | 28.0 | 12.713 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Likasi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 20 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 14.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Kipushi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 122 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kolwezi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 125 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 130 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Solwezi in AugustZambia · 146 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bukama in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 203 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in AugustZambia · 213 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in AugustZambia · 231 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kambove) is explained once on the Kambove year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.